CNN’s prime-time viewership sank to its lowest number in more than 20 years last week, triggering speculation about what has gone wrong for the onetime cable news leader. CNN averaged only 395,000 viewers in prime time for the week of…
With NBC generally faring poorly this season in the Nielsen ratings, the network’s narrow win over ABC and Fox for prime time Monday night in the key 18-49 demo is reason to take notice. NBC averaged a 2.6 rating for…
A franchise show that has delivered big numbers for NBC in the past had its lowest-rated season finale ever Sunday night, as “Celebrity Apprentice” mustered only a 2.2 rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…
Comcast and Nielsen have joined forces to begin testing commercial ratings for the use of iPads and other mobile devices, Advertising Age reports. Comcast broke the news at the Cable Show, taking place this week in Boston. The story reports:…
Thursday was another rough ratings night for NBC, according to Nielsen overnights, with lifeless results for a pair of season finales. The network was also trounced by Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, both in total viewers and in the key 18-49 demo,…
One of the highest-rated broadcast shows to get canceled this season may be picked up by a cable network, Deadline.com reports. The CBS drama "Unforgettable” could be headed to TNT or Lifetime, according to the story. As previously reported, "Unforgettable"…
ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is celebrating a first-ever achievement in the late-night ratings. For the first time during the regular television season, Kimmel’s show, which airs at midnight, topped Jay Leno’s NBC chestnut “Tonight Show,” which goes on at 11:35…
Wednesday night in the Nielsen overnights was a case of good news/bad news/mediocre news: good news for Fox, bad news for ABC and NBC and mediocre news for CBS. The good news for Fox: Its two-hour “American Idol” was up,…
The CW has had enough of a Nielsen ratings system that the broadcast network has been complaining about for years, saying it undercount’s CW’s young viewers. TheWrap reports that the network has decided to do something about it by developing…
An MTV series has been canceled and is looking for a new network home, reports Deadline.com. The show is the freshman comedy program "I Just Want My Pants Back." One reason the show wasn’t renewed is MTV’s large inventory, which…